As the Bhopalites are taking the pleasure of the various performances at lokrang 2015, on Wednesday, the art lovers of the city witnessed the ‘lokraag’ at lokrang stage at Ravindra Bhavan.Under lokraag, the artists performed a conceptualised performance about the folk music of Madhya Pradesh. It is said that there is a story attached to each folk musical instrument, such as in old times, the music was created from domestic utensils and other homemade things. The interesting story about the history of State’s folk music was told to the Bhopalites.
Directed by Indra Singh Bose, the audience loved the tale of folk instrumental music performed spontaneously before them. Further, the lokrang performances were followed with the folk dances of Manipur, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh. The dances of Ukraine and Israel remained the centre of attraction for the art lovers of the city.
Notably, lokrang the grand event of various cultural performances and an exhibition of distinctive arts and traditions presented on one-roof every year evokes a huge response. And so each year, the event brings something new for Bhopal art lovers.Each year, an exhibition of different themes is put up to woo the art lovers of the city. This year at lokrang 2015, the Bhopalites can have a close look of the various forms of elephants under the exhibition ‘Eravat’.
The art lovers are experiencing the different forms of elephants as far as Indian tradition and culture is concerned. Moreover, the visitors will also learn about the Indian tradition where they will be told about the story of God Indra and his vehicle Eravat.